Meaning of 苦笑
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
kǔxiào
- to force a smile
- a bitter laugh
苦笑 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
中松为自己的愚蠢问题苦笑。
Nakamatsu smiled bitterly at his own stupid question.
Stroke order for each character
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苦 kǔ · bitter · 8 strokes
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笑 xiào · to laugh · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 苦笑.
| 开玩笑 | kāi wánxiào | to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke |
| 笑话 | xiàohua | joke; jest; to laugh at; to mock |
| 笑话儿 | xiàohuar | erhua form of 笑話|笑话[xiao4 hua5] |
| 痛苦 | tòngkǔ | pain; suffering |
| 微笑 | wēixiào | smile; to smile |
| 辛苦 | xīnkǔ | exhausting; hard |
| 艰苦 | jiānkǔ | difficult; hard |
| 酸甜苦辣 | suān-tián-kǔ-là | (lit.) sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom); (fig.) all kinds of flavors; the joys and so |
| 笑容 | xiàoróng | smile; smiling expression |
| 笑声 | xiàoshēng | laughter |
| 笑脸 | xiàoliǎn | smiling face; smiley :) ☺ |
| 好笑 | hǎoxiào | laughable; funny; ridiculous |
Questions about 苦笑
What does 苦笑 mean?
苦笑 (kǔxiào) means "to force a smile; a bitter laugh" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 苦笑?
苦笑 is made of 2 characters: 苦 (8 strokes), 笑 (10 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.
Is 苦笑 an HSK word?
Yes. 苦笑 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.